hi everyone, happy wednesday! as promised, here is kkb's my cherish things set converted for ts2. i thought i was more finished than i truly was, there ended up being lots of little fixes. anyway, i was finally able to complete it over the holiday break! i do apologize for being fairly absent the past few months, i hope to get back into the sims again. that is if my game will stop crashing but we all know how that story goes- as always, please lmk if you run into any issues. enjoy!~⋆ ˚。⋆୨୧˚
addt'l photos + object list under the cut. files are compressed.
update 2/24/2024: fixed sink cutout, no longer linked to veranka's vanadium sink. download the file separately here.
download: [sfs] | [box] ♡
credits: @kkbsmm, veranka's vanadium sink as a base.
Hey! I made a boatload of stuff for the current GoS themes, Fashion is for Everyone and Unfinished Business! Go check it out and give it a download if you want! Peace and goodnight!
Some more screenshots of @picknmixsims’ new magazines (download now!) in action, exterior and interior! ✨ Credits below:
Splat And Blot
Cover: “Red vs. Blue Oil Portrait” from Sims 2 Base Game
Interior Left: Brian White, “campus layout” for University EP
Interior Right: Brian White, “Plumbob Diner exterior concept” for Nightlife EP (text changed to Simlish)
Back: Bon Voyage EP and University EP promo pictures
My Zen
Cover: Sims 2 promo picture for Gamer Info
Interior Left: Bon Voyage EP promo picture
Interior Right: Pink background from GQ story “Playing The Sims Is Better Meditation than Meditation”
Back: Freetime protein shake screenshot by gdayars featured in their default replacement (highly recommended, as that default shake looks like an energy drink)
Pot Luck
Interior Left and Back: University EP promo pictures
Fonts: All of franzillasims’ Sporty Simlish Fonts, LemonBerri fonts from Simlish Handwriting Fonts - Part 1, and Nootrasim fonts.
As promised… TS2 gift! ^____^ Consider this as a “part 1 of 2”, since there should be a couple more things to come later, but they’re still in progress :D So… hairs! These are the conversions you’ve seen me working on in the past days. Here’s what you’re getting:
● Decades: EA hair from 70s/80s/90s Stuff Pack, converted for males, teen to elder. You can find the hair in both Pooklet and Remi textures, four binned colours each ^_^ No female version, at the moment, but to the person who requested it, don’t worry, I’m planning to make it for the next upload! :D
● Hourglass: Alesso hair from TS3, converted for TS2 guys. I haven’t made a female version ‘cos there’s already one around :D again, it comes in Pooklet and Remi textures, with four binned colours. I fixed the bone assignments since my last post, and now it moves at it should. Mind you, it’s still not 100% perfect, but it’s not totally awful either, lol.
● Bonus! Generation Wild: yes, again. Maxis match retexture of the hair, for both genders :D I’ve seen someone reblogging the post and wishing for a MM retexture, so I figured I could add it as well :D Mesh is included, so don’t worry if you don’t have it already ^_^
Hope you will like it! Second part should (hopefully) come soon 8) In the meantime…
ARKHELIOS - A murder mystery and sci-fi scripted hood
It’s here!! It’s all finally here! An original, unique hood that resulted as the first collab between Red (simstate) and Nappe (nappe-plays-the-sims).
“Founded by Abraham Helios and disillusioned citizens protesting laws limiting freedom of expression (or freedom of partying) ARKHELIOS is embedded in the midst of nowhere between mountains no normal sim would dare climb. The community managed by itself up until the untimely death of Abraham. As succession is called into question and secrets unravel, will the inhabitants of ARKHELIOS be able to find peace again or plunge into chaos?”
What is Arkhelios? Arkhelios is a 10 household, 50+ sim story hood that revolves over the founder, Abraham Helios, being suddenly murdered! Find out who the killer is and look into all the drama and storylines of all the families!
What does Arkhelios require and is it CC-Free? Arkhelios was created with the Ultimate Collection in mind, so you’ll need all EPs and SPs for everyone to work as advertised. Arkhelios does come with some CC, but it’s purely for lore reasons and it’s only a little bit!
How long does Arkhelios take to complete? We recommend you play through all the households in this playing order. Please note that YOU ONLY NEED TO PLAY THEM for 2-3 DAYS at a time to solve the main mystery, no need for full rounds!
More features of Arkhelios:
Scripted events for all households!! With custom notifications!
A secret puzzle in the hood you have to solve!
After you’ll solve this secret puzzle, you’ll know who the killer is in a “machinima” style cutscene!
Secret easter eggs everywhere! Will you find them all?
DOWNLOAD: SimFileShare | Dropbox | MTS (soon)
Notes: Certain behavior changing mods like Story Progression can cause a lot reset, which will break the scripted events. In that case, I recommend taking out SP to finish the main story, and then putting it back in once you’ve completed the story :D
Note 2: Certain pics in the game might trigger your eyes- some of them are photosensitive. If you have sensitive eyes, please take care and don’t play for now!
And of course, what wouldn’t be a download post without crediting and thanking some people?
@lazyduchess who helped a lot: she helped on the modding stuff, and is responsible for making this hood as unique as it is! Thanks!
@whattheskell who gave feedback on the hood and playtested it! <3
@reginacyrkonia for feedback and help on making the video and giving filming tips to me, a newbie! <333
general inspiration for arkhelios style: @katatty and @moocha-muses’s nekojima, @penig’s widespot, @eddysims for photos, skell for story,
ninthwavesims for decorative objects, jennihaze for floor
special thanks to some people who helped: @ara-fusilli, @xwhitepolar, premiumfeel, bob aka lapis, MAGLX, ri2xe, residentgoth, superlegal, thybrid21, zan
special thanks (Nappe): Hans, 70% dark chocolate, free meditation videos, weird apartment neighbor
Don’t wanna listen to the same old Sims 2 music while playing this hood? We have two Spotify playlists based on the story of Arkhelios!! We put a lot of care in them, we hope you like them! [ Playlist One | Playlist Two ]
hi everyone, happy tuesday! this lil set started when i saw this cute steam bun machine by kkb and knew i had to have it in my gas station/mini marts. :] it snowballed from there to include ats4 napkin dispenser as well as a separated utensil holder from EP12. i hope you enjoy, as always pls lmk if you run into any issues! (ノ´ヮ`)ノ*: ・゚
Day nine: Fun in the sun with beach towels and butterflies! December is (usually) hot in Australia, so you’ll have to humour me. ;)
First up: Simlogical sunbathing towels, recoloured! The green striped swatch is the original. I use this object all the time - it lets Sims sunbathe anywhere it’s placed, and it automatically disappears if the sun isn’t out.
The nine others in the first pic are repositoried to the towels that came with Bon Voyage, so they should, in theory, pick up default replacements. I get the sneaking suspicion someone has already beaten me to this, but I couldn’t find them anywhere, and at least I learned a new skill!
Then there are fifteen custom recolours, including textures from EAxis wallpapers, rugs extracted from TS4 (big thanks to Foresty), my old Freezer Bunny calendar, Sailor Moon and the Legend of Zelda, the Halloween party banners, and one simple purple one with cobwebs because I think goths on the beach are funny.
These only work for the visible version of the towel, which is included.
And secondly, a bunch of butterfly default replacements! You can only use ONE at a time, but I turned all the in-game catchable butterflies into different defaults in case you have a particular favourite.
They’re all a bit smaller than the normal EAxis butterflies, which might make them harder for you to spot, and green ones like the Socialus get a bit camouflaged against grass and flowers. But personally I think they look much nicer and more subtle for being smaller.
And if you’re asking “What is that Victoria’s Secret-looking anime character doing there”, well...
I edited the wings out of an illustration of the character Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon from the Sailor Moon manga drawn by Naoko Takeuchi and turned them into an actual papillon, because I’m a huge nerd and I love putting the most convoluted Sailor Moon references in my game. They make quite a pretty default regardless.
All bugs have their own custom “dead” state. But remember, you can only use one butterfly default at a time.